Fashion's Night Out Report

The weekend is almost over so it's time to reflect on past events, and the event I choose to reflect on is Fashion's Night Out. Armed with comfortable shoes (how unfashionable I know!), a camera & tons of energy I embarked on what I thought would be a stroll through downtown Manhattan.

As soon as I got to Soho I realized that strolling was simply not an option. The streets were beyond congested. Here's where I actually made it to:

Phillip Lim - very crowded, this was one of the only parties with hard liquor...the clothes were wisely cleared away because where there is free liquor accidents are bound to happen :)

Marni - I came up to Marni because everyone was walking around with balloons from the store and I desperately wanted one. Once I got the balloon I headed inside, eyed some very nice boots, and mixed the gin I had earlier with some nice wine and very tasty dessert.

Ralph Lauren - became window watching central when Jessica Alba came by. After 15 min of standing on my tippy toes trying to see Jessica along with a few hundred other onlookers, I couldn't take it any more and left. That smudge in the picture is Jessica. The quarter of her face that I did get to see looked very pretty ;)

Eileen Fisher - my favorite by far. After sipping some champagne the salespeople let us know we could sign up for DJ lessons. It was so much fun pretending I'm Sam Ronson. I even got a compliment from the "teacher", though I suspect everyone got one :)

I do have one bone I have to pick with this year's Fashion's Night Out. This year more stores opted to have guestlists which in my mind defeats the purpose of this great night. Intermix had a list even though there wasn't anything special happening inside once I "sneaked" in. So I beg if anyone's listening, next year please don't exclude. This is the one night where it doesn't matter who you are, you still have a chance to experience your favorites brands & designers...and if you're really lucky, rub shoulders with D-list celebs ;)

Where did you end up on FNO?

Fashion's Night Out 2010!!!

It's Fashion's Night Out Eve (I'm coining the term :) and my head is spinning from all the places I want to go to. Unfortunately I can't be in two places at the same time so it's time to make some very tough decisions. This time around I'm going to stick around downtown.

Here are the events on my radar:

There are three block parties this year! One on Bowery& Bond, another on Bleeker between Perry and West 4th, and finally the Mercer street block party. All offer up DIY, delicious food, discounts and more.

I'm intrigued by the French flea market at Opening Ceremony around 29th st and Broadway. I love flea markets but a flea market with designs by Alexander Wang & Rodarte??? That's just out of this world!

Shops in Meatpacking are also teaming up, there's a Scavenger Hunt with the opportunity to win a $5000 gift card.

After watching Janelle Monae on So You Think You Can Dance I became an instant fan and she'll be at the Ralph Lauren store on West Broadway.

Special shoutout to Stella McCartney for supporting the Chernobyl Children's Project. As a Chernobyl child myself it feels wonderful that someone is still shining a light on a catastrophe whose effects are still felt today.

Check out racked.com for a ton more info!

Here's my map for tomorrow from fashionsnightout.com

1. Mercer St Block Party
2. Anna Sui cocktails & a beauty consultation
3. Bleeker St Block Party
4. Jeffrey celebs & music
5. Maybelline makeover
6. Scavenger Hunt in Meatpacking
7. Bowery & Bond Block Party
8. French Flea Market
9. Mercer St Block Party
10. Ralph Lauren with Janelle Monae
11. Stella McCartney cocktails & music + charity
12. Victoria's Secret makeover by Adriana Lima

image source: fashionsnightout.com

Hunt for Jessica Alba's Shoes

It all began on August 4, when Jessica Alba came out of a hair salon wearing what I thought were the most adorable shoes that ever walked the earth. They had me at hello.

I became obsessed much like Rachel Zoe becomes obsessed with potential awards show dresses, which if you have seen the Rachel Zoe Project, happens every episode, and leaves Brad flustered and scurrying. Sadly I don't have a loyal assistant by my side, so I set out on this mission alone.

My first course of action was to search every website for the shoes. Google, Shopstyle, you name it, I was on there, looking for "berry shoes", "cherry shoes", and everything in between. This yielded nothing so I went back to the source, and searched for "Jessica Alba hair salon". Here I found a clue, a comment below a picture that said "These are Corso Como Djulia sandals".

Needless to say searching for Corso Como Djulia led me to a dead end. I was confused, were these shoes sold out? We're they not available yet? What is a shoe-a-holic to do? The answer was clear, I emailed Corso Como and waited impatiently for an answer. A few days later my next clue came: the shoes had been sold to Anthropologie. Hot on the trail I searched the Anthropologie site to no avail. The phantom shoes were no where to be found. Where did Jessica Alba find them?!

Not taking no for an answer I emailed Anthropologie. As it turns out Anthropologie had named them Trifle Berry Flats, they had been sold months before, and the only two stores still had them in my size (8.5) : Chevy Chase, MD and Birmingham, AL. Finally victory was close at hand. After much confusion from the sales girl at the Chevy Chase store, who said she's never heard of the sandals, I was able to get them shipped to NYC. The hunt was over, as of today I am a proud owner of Corso Como Djulia/Trifle Berry Flats!!! Can't wait to wear them :)

If you saw these shoes and became as obsessed as I was and happen to be a 8.5, there is still a lonely pair of shoes in the Birmingham, AL store, the store item #18252692.